A few years ago I witnessed an interesting conversation between a semi-famous physicist, Julian Barbour, and a young philosopher. The debate centered around one of the core principals surrounding Barbour’s teachings, the concept of “Platonism” in mathematics and physics. Julian Barbour’s theory of timeless physics is a good read, if you’ve not heard of him. The philosopher […]
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Scientists Discover That Bacteria Wind Farms Could Produce Electricity
Researchers from Oxford University have announced in a new study, a discovery of the movement of bacteria that could be used to provide a power source for small electronic appliances, such as mobile phones. The research team used a virtual prototype, demonstrating how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to turn cylindrical rotors and […]
Symantec’s Blue Coat Acquisition Has Come To A Close
As of the 1st of August, the acquisition of Blue Coat by Symantec has successfully come to a close. As a result Symantec has secured itself as the world’s most strategic online security provider as it combines the technology and leadership of the two organisations to create a market share that can not be matched […]
KickAss Torrents Goes Down And Its Owner Gets Arrested
One of the most trusted torrent platforms, Kickass Torrents – or simply known as KAT – is not accessible anymore. It also seems that there is nothing demonstrating if Kick Ass Torrent will ever come back online. The website was capped with the owner, of being one of the largest websites of online material such […]
Mobile Advertising Company ‘InMobi’ Fined $950,000 For Using WI-FI Signals To Secretly Track Phone Users
An Indian-based multinational mobile advertising company, Inmobi, has agreed to pay a fine of $950,000 to the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for using Wi-Fi signals to secretly track phone users in the country, obtaining their locations for adverts on their mobile phones. InMobi was founded in 2007. The company has financial support from the […]
Anonymous Shuts Down Brazilian Court For Blocking WhatsApp
The Brazilian branch of Anonymous has attacked the website of a court in the country for unfairly blocking the mobile messaging application system, WhatsApp. On Tuesday July 19, the 2nd Criminal Court of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, ordered the country’s telecom operators to block WhatsApp over its failure to surrender user data to police, […]
The World’s First Tesla Town In Melbourne Australia
Just 6 months after the first shipment of Tesla Power walls arrive in Australia, Melbourne is set to become the world’s first ever ‘Tesla Town’. Just 6.5km from the Melbourne CBD, where an old paper mill once was, the mini suburb named YarraBend has become an ambassador for sustainable living in Australia. Named as the […]